The cognition of intra‐urban distance: A summary

1 April 1978

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Scottish Geographical Magazine

Vol. 94 (1) , 31-35
https://doi.org/10.1080/00369227808736385

Abstract

Intra‐urban cognitive distance is influenced in general by the extent to which the general layout and topography of a city provide an inherent legibility. In detail, actual physical distance, complexity and perceived linearity of route, and characteristics of the end‐points—to which a valency hypothesis is applicable—all influence the judgement of distance. The non‐commutative nature of cognised distance has implications for the overall cognitive representation of the city, which may undergo topological deformation as actual or perceived position changes.

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